If we’re talking personal accountability; if we’re focusing on individual decisions and the consequences of those decisions, let’s look at a couple of critical Meyer decisions from his time at Florida:

— According to Gainesville Police, Hernandez got into a fight with a bouncer when he was a freshman in 2007, and hit the bouncer so hard, he ruptured his eardrum.

— According to Gainesville Police, Hernandez was questioned as part of a shooting in Gainesville in 2007; a case that still is open and a case where a witness described the shooter as a Hawaiian or Hispanic man who was 6-3 or 6-4 and weighed 240 pounds.

— Hernandez failed a drug test at Florida, and sources told Sporting News last year, Meyer covered up the failed test by having Hernandez wear a walking boot and feign injury during the game he had to sit out.

Meyer saw those first two problems, and made the decision to keep Hernandez on the team. Meyer saw the failed drug test and made the decision to keep Hernandez on the team—and faked an injury to mislead.

Make no mistake, Hernandez made decisions in life, and will deal with the consequences of those decisions. The blame falls squarely on him. But you better believe Meyer’s personal decisions regarding Hernandez—his enabling of the situation and refusal to severely punish a player who was constantly in trouble—mean he’s dealing with the consequences too: the criticism that his lack of discipline and guidance contributed to Hernandez’s untouchable personality.